-1Jen: Hello, hello, hello. Welcome to…CHAPTER 14! Yeah-ya! The fic only has a few more chapters to go and (sniff) I-I'm just so h-h-haaaaaaaaaappyyyyyyyy!

TO READERS/REVIEWERS: But seriously--I really want to thank all of my readers and reviewers. You guys rock beyond reason. I don't think a lot of authors say this but I couldn't have written the story without your guys' constructive criticism and encouragement. Thank you so, so much.

Anyway, to address some of your constructive criticism: this is a RobStar centered fic. Beast Boy and Raven are not the main couple. Please stop asking for me to do more with BB and Rae.

Um…oh yeah! Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans.

Here We Go Again

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Great girlfriend, great friends, great job. Plus they were going to leave Hollywood that night. Finally, they could go home.

Whoever said a celebrity's life wasn't perfect?

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"What do you mean we're going to be here for an extra two days?"

"I never said a celebrity's life was perfect, Robin." Alyssa said, putting one of the uniforms he had packed back into the hotel closet.

"This is ridiculous." Robin sighed. He sat on the bed, "Come on Alyssa. You can't do this to the team."

Alyssa whirled to face him, "Robin." She said tersely, "In order for the New Teen Titans to truly be a success, we must stay. You have interviews and meetings and events to attend. There's no other option. I've already booked us for another two days in this hotel. It's final."

Robin ran his fingers through his hair just as Mike strutted in, brushing his teeth. He swung around to the rap song basting from his headphones, "…don' wa'a tell you why…can' loo' you in da eye…so'thing, so'thing, cu' dat ain't fly…" Mike banged his head and did a move that somewhat resembled a rhinoceros during mating season.

Alyssa let out a breath of air and rolled her eyes, "Michel." She waited, "Michel." And waited, "Michel!" Finally, she stormed over to his and yanked the noise pieces from his ears, "MICHEL!"

"Wha'?" Foamy toothpaste began to dribble down the corner of his mouth, "I wa' bru'ing mah tee'."

"Take your so-called music and brushing into the bathroom," Alyssa ordered, "if you don't mind."

"Maybe I do mind." Mike retorted as he removed the brush from his lips.

"Michel Former, I swear, if one speck of that gets on this carpet…"

"You can't tell me what to do. This isn't your room." He grinned, "Of course, it might as well be yours. You're in here more than anyone else. Tell you what, why don't you just move in here? I'll even let you share a bed with me."

Alyssa's cheeks burned, "You…you are the most corrupted…perverted…"

Mike gave her a bored expression, "Blah, blah, blah." He stepped into the bathroom. Before shutting the door, he peeped his head out, "No good comebacks today, 'Lyssi? Or is it just too early?"

Alyssa marched right after him, "I'll show you good comebacks."

There was a slam and shouts, which escalated as the seconds ticked by. Robin ran his hand through his ebony tresses again, letting himself flop down on the bed.

"Robin?" The voice was muffled and barely audible above all the yells, "Can I come in?"

Robin's heart fluttered at the thought of Starfire waiting on the other side of the door, mere inches of wood separating her lips from his. Quickly, Robin rushed to the door and flung it open.

"Oh. Hey, Beast Boy."

Beast Boy walked in and turned his head from side to side, "Is Starfire here?"

"Uh, no…"

"Good." BB flinched at a rather loud crash that emitted from the bathroom. He jerked a thumb, "What are they doing in there?" Without letting Robin answer, BB shook his head and continued, "I am in so much trouble, dude, so much trouble."

Robin sighed, his thoughts on a certain beautiful redhead, "Beast Boy, I really don't have time for--"

"But dude!" He insisted, "I kissed Raven!"

Robin's mask widened, then formed into squints, and returned to normal, "You what?"

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A robotic voice spoke, "Battery charged."

Cyborg rubbed his eye with a yawn. He sat up and swiftly unplugged the portable charger cord from his back. Cy turned to swing his feet over the bed when he noticed something blocking his path.

It was…a lump.

Cyborg raised an eyebrow as he cautiously pulled the silk sheet away from the lump. Suddenly, the lump jerked up and pinned him to the bed.

"Hello handsome." It breathed. "It" actually turned out to be an out-to-lunch fan girl.

She had a long face, dark skin, and small eyes. As she leaned down, her lips puckered, Cyborg let out a shout, "Whoa! Listen, uh, please don't take this personally but, I don't know you and we shouldn't--ah!" Cy snatched her wandering hand from a sensitive area and gulped, "I'm going to have to ask you to get off."

She gave a breathy laugh, "Oh, Cyborg, I'm your number one fan…I love you so much…"

"Uh…"

"Aaaah!" She screamed as Boris carried her out of the room by the back of her collar.

"Thanks man." Cyborg murmured to Boris before he left.

"No problem."

"No!" She shrieked as she latched on to the door frame, "Tell him, Cyborg!" She urged, "Tell him how much you love me!" With an almost inaudible sigh, Boris pried her fingers from the nearly dented wood, "I thought what we had was special!" She yelled, drawing out the words into a dramatic cry of desperation.

Cyborg let out a breath. God help him if he didn't get out of Hollywood soon…

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"I kissed Raven." Beast Boy repeated.

Robin raised a brow, stood up, and began inspecting Beast Boy for injuries.

"No. No, dude. Stop!" BB slapped his hands away, "You don't understand…"

"She didn't hurt you?" Robin asked.

Another crash echoed through the room, followed by a grunt of pain.

"No, Robin, she kissed me first."

He gave Beast Boy a look, "Right."

"I'm serious." The green teen urged, "But that's not the problem. I-I wanna do something, you know, with her."

Robin's eyes nearly burst through his mask, "Beast Boy." He said sternly, "I do not like to mingle in the personal affairs of my team, but you leave me no choice." Robin's voice had taken on a rather stern edge, "Under no circumstances are any members of this team permitted to participate in extremely intimate activities such as se--"

"NO!" Beast Boy shouted, adding a few more no's for good measure, "Not yet dude. Not for a long time. I meant I wanted to do something special for Raven, like flowers or something."

Robin let out a breath, "Oh. So get her flowers."

Beast Boy gave him an oh-please look, "Rob, this is Raven we're talking about here."

"So…get her something else."

"But Rob--"

There was another crash, followed by a knock at the door and a, "Good morning wonderful friend Robin!"

Good morning indeed, Robin thought as he rushed to open the door, "Good morning to you too." He greeted. Beast Boy instinctively turned away as Robin gave Starfire a peck on the lips.

Her smile, if possible, was even more radiant than it had been when she had come in, "Were your dreams pleasant, Robin?"

Robin had dreamed dreams that Starfire may not have understood or needed to know about. Of course, most of them involved her. In fact, all the inappropriate ones involved her, though Robin would never admit that out loud.

"Yeah, you?"

Starfire sort of walked past him, hiding a blush, "They were most pleasant, yes."

Beast Boy cleared his throat, "Dude."

Robin shot him a glare.

"Was I interrupting the 'boy chat?'" Star asked innocently, "I apologize for my intrusion. Perhaps I could be of service?"

"Sure."

"No."

"Beast Boy--"

"Robin!"

Starfire floated over to Robin's bed, "What has happened, Beast Boy?"

"Nothing--"

"He kissed Raven." Robin informed her instantly.

Starfire giggled, "You are most funny Robin. What has truly happened?"

Robin bit back a chuckle, "Actually, I was telling--"

"--an absolute lie!" Beast Boy finished, "I wouldn't kiss Raven, I mean, come on!" He pulled his best grossed-out face.

Starfire's brows furrowed, before taking their normal positions, "Alright. What has happened then?"

"Nothing." BB said airily, "Nothing for you to worry about. I just needed Robin's advice on, er…fan…fan girls! Yeah, you know, fan girls are always mobbing me, and I just wanted to know how to beat them back." He gave a nervous laugh.

Robin shook his head at the absurdity of Beast Boy's story. Beast Boy didn't have to beat back fan girls. He obviously wanted to talk to Robin alone, "Star, I'll talk to you later. Beast Boy does need some help."

She smiled, "I will be in my room of sleep." She floated out of the room silently.

"Okay, what?" Robin asked in a slightly irritated voice.

"I kissed Raven!"

"We've established that already, you want my advice? It's Raven. Take her somewhere dark and depressing." Robin shrugged, "I can't really tell you anything else."

"But you have a girlfriend!" Beast Boy insisted, "I thought you would know what to do and--"

"Starfire's a little different than Raven."

"True…"

"Try a poetry reading or something." Robin suggested.

"Or maybe a play." Alyssa inserted herself into the conversation, brushing herself off from where she stood in front of the bathroom, "Poetry readings are usually at cafés, and they serve coffee." She explained, smoothing her hair back into a low ponytail.

Beast Boy let out a squeal and turned red.

Robin nodded in understanding to Alyssa's statement, "Last time Beast Boy had caffeine, the Tower was trashed."

"Anyway, a date is simply not possible, so it does not matter." Alyssa said.

"What?" Beast Boy asked hurriedly, "Why not?"

"We are only here for another two days," Alyssa reminded him, "Your schedule will not allow for frivolous activities such as dating." She almost laughed.

"Why? What are we doing?"

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"Go on! Get out there!" Robin was shoved on the stage but Alyssa.

The lights flashed on, "Know your stars, know your stars, know your stars…"

Robin looked around until his mask met Alyssa's expectant stare.

"Sit down," She mouthed.

Robin noticed a small chair in the center of the floor and sat in it.

"Robin of the New Teen Titans…" The voice boomed, "He has severe athlete's foot…"

"Uh, not really." Robin said, "I don't have any foot disease."

"Robin…" The voice went on, "He ate Starfire's hair for lunch…"

"What? No I didn't!" This voice was starting to get Robin mad, "I don't eat hair."

"Sure you don't…you should be called Robin the Boy Hairball…"

"Hey! That is just--"

"Robin…he is secretly a monkey named El Bandito…"

"WHAT? Where did that even come from?"

"You know it's true, El Bandito…"

"Robin, my name is Robin! Hey, hello? I'm talking to you! Are you here? Hello?"

The voice laughed maniacally, "Now you know…El Bandito, the hair-eating monkey…"

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"What are we doing here again?" Beast Boy asked for the twelfth time.

"You are meeting the cast of Harry Potter." Alyssa said very slowly and distinctly.

"Why?" Robin asked.

"They wanted to meet you." Michel explained, "And besides, Emma Watson is one hot--OW!"

Alyssa's clipboard returned to her side, "Haven't you read J. K. Rowling's books?"

"I have." Raven deadpanned.

Everyone looked at her, "What? The fifth book is pretty dark."

"Please, I have seen these Harry Potter movies, but I am confused." Starfire put an index finger to her chin, "Why is the red-haired character, Ron I believe, so terrified of earthly arachnids when he could simply use his wang to dispose of them?"

Robin choked, "Wand." He corrected her quickly, "People in Harry Potter have wands, Starfire, wands."

Beast Boy laughed, "That's a good one!"

"Quiet." Alyssa ordered, "They're here."

The door of the trailer opened and two very large men dressed in suits filed out, followed by three teenagers, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson.

"Hey, hi!" Emma greeted Robin with a handshake, "I'm Emma. Oh, I've always wanted to meet you guys." Her accent was thick.

"Yeah, it's so cool to meet you." Dan chimed in, "I'm Dan." He offered a hand to Raven.

She looked at it, "Raven." His hand remained. She stared.

Dan laughed nervously, "Heh. Right." He withdrew his hand.

"And I'm Rupert." He waved. His eyes snapped to Starfire, "Hi."

Starfire smiled, "Oh yes. You are the character that is terribly afraid of spiders! Please, what is a wang?"

Rupert's mouth dropped.

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"What," Raven began with a surprisingly large amount of emotion, "is this?" She shoved a copy of some magazine into Bambi's face.

"Like, God, Raven. Can't it, like, wait?" She asked pushing the Goth away and turning back to her computer screen, "This is, like, important."

Bambi's chair whirled around, compliments of Raven's powers. Raven showed he the front page forcefully, "Read." She ordered.

Bambi sighed, "Like, fine." She cleared her throat, then seemed to forget what she was going to do, "Like, oh my God, this is the latest National Enquirer!"

"Yes," Raven tried to respond calmly, "Read the front page."

Bambi scanned the glossy paper as she read aloud, "'Robin and Raven: Hollywood's Hottest New Couple.'" Bambi bit her lip as she glanced up to see Raven's beyond angry face, "'As any true New Teen Titans fan is aware of, it has been suspected and confirmed that Robin and Starfire are now an item. More recent and discreet rumors sate that Beast Boy and Raven have also caught the love bug. However, our very reliable sources say that it is in fact Robin, hott, daring super-hunk, and Raven, emotionless witch, who have been infatuated. The two love birds are seen above sharing a tender moment.'"

Raven looked again at the blurry photos of "her" and "Robin" in a lip-lock. She was seriously ready to puke.

"'"They are just so in love." A close friend told us in an in-depth interview, "I wouldn't be surprised if they tie the knot soon." Many fans have reported seeing them holding hands or hugging in public. Plus, a deeper look into old fight videos of the Titans reveals Robin and Raven saving each other numerous times.'"

For Azar's sake! Raven thought, We were fighting a monster!

"'How will Starfire cope when she finds out? Find out in our next issue!'" Bambi dared a glace at Raven, "Um, like, should I go tell Alyssa?"

Raven's eye twitched, "Yeah."

Bambi giggled nervously, "Um, 'kay!" And ran out of the room.

Raven took a deep breath and chanted in her mind, Azarath, metrion, zinthos…Azarath, metrion, zinthos… She slowly opened her eyes.

Raven held her breath. For the first time since the assistants moved in, it was completely quiet. Ah, silence.

Raven relished in it. She wasn't a very relishing person, but it had just been so long.

Peace.

Tranquility.

Solitude.

Azar, could it be? Could it be possible for her to--she glanced around, crazily thinking that one of the Titans would purposely come in to ruin this for her--meditate?

She took a seat and breathed, "Azarath, metrion, zinthos." Raven waited. Nothing. "Azarath, metrion, zinthos." She was getting somewhere. Just one more chant and she could calm her mind long enough to truly meditate, "Azarath, metrion, zin--"

"Raaaaaaaaveeeeen!" A whiny and angst tinted voice filled her ears, "Raaaaaveeeen!"

She fell the three feet she'd managed to levitate. She was going to murder whoever dared to interrupt her perfect moment!

Beast Boy burst through the door, "Rae, there you are! What is this?" He held up the latest edition of the National Enquirer.

Raven took the deepest breath she could muster, "Rubbish." She said finally, "It's not true. Any of it."

Beast Boy's brows furrowed, "Then why--"

"It's the National Enquirer, Beast Boy. They never report anything worth reading."

Beast Boy was shocked and slightly offended due to the fact that he got all of his news from the Enquirer. Come on! How could she say that? The Enquirer was as real as wrestling!

"But it has a picture of y-you and Robin ki-ki-k--"

"Kissing?" Raven suggested tiredly.

Beast Boy visibly winced, "Yeah."

Raven cocked an eyebrow, "Beast Boy," She said matter-of-factly, "I would never kiss Robin." She spoke as if were common knowledge.

He nodded weakly, "Right. Sorry I bothered you, I'll just--"

"Wait." She said quickly, "You do know that, don't you?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah." BB let out a small laugh, "Yeah, you know. He's just--when I saw I thought--the way you look at him sometimes--I--"

"How do I look at him?" It really wasn't like Raven to pry, but she could detect his stress. His worry. What was that other emotion…? Was it…jealousy?

"Oh, I dunno." He waved it off, "It was stupid."

"I see." Raven felt compelled to do or say something else, she just didn't know what. Why would he ever think that she would want to be with Robin? He had to have believed her when she told him it was fake, right? She hardly kissed Beast Boy, let alone Robin!

Suddenly, she felt as if the problem lay in that last thought. Was she not giving Beast Boy enough…attention?

What kind of attention? Physical attention? Emotional attention? Was he truly feeling neglected or was that article just a blow to his ego? Did he want to touch more because of hormones or did he really want…well, her? Would he be better off turning into a wiener dog and humping something or did he honestly want to express his emotions through actions?

…Azar.

Why did boys have to be so difficult to handle? See, this is why Raven always told herself a boyfriend wasn't worth it. She never thought she could actually get one, but even if she managed to catch the eye of a young man her age, she promised herself that she would never under any circumstances become his girlfriend. With a commitment like that, it gets complicated.

Well, regardless she had a boy friend now. And if she was being honest with herself, she couldn't be happier. So, no matter what kind of attention he needed, Raven was going to be sure that she gave him at least time to talk with her.

She looked up, "Beast Boy, I--"

Oh crap. He was gone.

Had he left while she was figuring this whole…ordeal out? No wonder he felt neglected! Raven suddenly felt rather guilty. Thinking about it, she realized that she never paid that much attention to him, that she never listened to him, and that times when he wanted to talk she would always say that she was reading or meditating. Raven never though she would feel this way, but a little nagging voice kept repeating:

I'm a terrible girlfriend.

But what could she do to fix that? That was it! Raven decided she could definitely not handle this on her own. Now where was Starfire's overly perky voice when she needed it?

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Robin and Starfire, fingers intertwined, raced down the hall, laughing.

"Get back here!" Alyssa shouted from across the expensive plush carpet, "Robin, I REFUSE TO LET YOU WEASLE OUT OF THIS HAIR APPOINTMENT!" She took long strides towards them, fast enough to catch up with any normal love struck teens.

But, of course, Robin and Starfire weren't normal.

Though, as quick as they both were, when Alyssa wanted something she rivaled the speed and agility or Kid Flash himself. She was hot on their heels.

"ROBIN!"

This erupted another round of giggles. Robin merely looked at Star and she understood. Wordlessly, she lifted them both off the ground, rushing past confused guests. The good news was Alyssa was getting further and further behind, the bad news was they were running out of hall. A few broken flower vases and a well aimed bird-a-rang later, Robin and Starfire were in the elevator.

The doors closed just in time for them to see Alyssa's look of fury. She was going to murder him, Robin could tell, but he would deal with that later. He realized soon after him and Star were together that not only had he confessed his feelings to her, but to himself as well. Since then, he had been trying not to stress himself so much over duty and what might happen tomorrow. One of the best things he realized when he was with Starfire was that he lived in the present. He couldn't haunt himself over things that happened in the past or that might happen in the future.

She looked at him then, he face slightly flushed and gave him a radiant grin. Her red bangs framed her eyes, which no matter what, always sparkled. That was one of the things Robin loved most about her: how she could always stay happy, be positive even in the worst of situations.

It often amused Robin how Emily changed from emotion to emotion so quickly, like a roller coaster. God help the man she marries. Bambi was so hyper and carefree until the first sign of danger; she then proceeded to fall apart. Alyssa wasn't exactly the jolly type, nor was she the panicky sort. She was level and in control if not calm. That is, until Mike walked into the room. Raven couldn't show emotion so she was generally pretty cold.

But now wasn't a time for thinking about the assistants or Raven, now was what Alyssa had tried to convince him to have so many days ago. The first work day she had presented him with her infamous clipboard which had his schedule on it. He had looked at her like she was crazy. And crazily enough, she turned out to be right: he wanted time alone with his girlfriend.

Now wasn't the time for past or the future. It wasn't the time to compare other girls to Starfire (Robin blushed and promised himself he would never do this again once he realized he had). Now wasn't the time to regret having lost so much time he could have spent with her, for that itself was a waster of time. Now wasn't the time for confusing himself.

Now was Starfire Time.

She let out some minuscule giggles, "What is it that you are looking at, Robin?"

He smiled freely and genuinely, "Just…you."

"Robin…"

He cleared his throat, "Where to, m'lady?" He gestured to the many buttons on the steel wall.

Starfire's brows knitted in confusion, but she remembered the book Robin had been reading to her. It was about a knight who rescued a princess from getting married to a man she didn't love. Starfire loved how it was so similar to what had happened to them on Tameran.

She attempted to give her voice an airy quality, the way Robin had voiced the characters, "Why, the rooftop, my lovely Knight. I wish to look upon the stars!"

They both busted out laughing. Robin pushed the top button as Starfire laced her hand with his. It didn't matter that she had referred to him as lovely. Starfire often reversed gender roles, but then again, who cared about those anymore, anyway?

It was going to be a very lovely night indeed.

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Jen: Wow. It's been over three months. Let me just take the time to say:

I AM SOOOOOO SORRY!

Things have been rough and if you can believe it, I've had writer's block through most of it. My mom moved back in with us and I'm applying for an arts high school--lots of stuff. But at least I got this written.

That said, allow me to wish you a Merry Christmas! I guess this is sort of like a present. So…uh, yeah. Happy holidays from me to you.

See you next year. Get lots of presents!

(Oh, and this isn't the last chapter, just so you know.)

Woo hoo! Don't forget to leave cookies out for Santa Claus. He's a personal friend and I know for a fact that when you do that he gives you better presents. Yay!